Finding Small Company Value in a Pricey Market

Aberdeen Small Cap manager Jason Kotik, along with equity head Paul Atkinson, are reducing risk.

Hazardous garbage may not sound like something you'd want in a portfolio.

But a burgeoning hauler of radioactive waste is a fine example of the 47 small companies with big growth potential in the Aberdeen Small Cap Fund (ticker: GSXAX). The fund's 39% total return, year-to-date, is nearly five points better than other blended growth-and-value small-cap funds and three points ahead of the Russell 2000 Index, according to Morningstar....